Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Spain). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Catalonia Railway Museum, Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, and Platja de Sant Gervasi. Also, be sure to include Can Papiol Romanticism Museum in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Catalonia).
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Catalonia Railway Museum
Also known as: Museo del Ferrocarril de Cataluña
Family-friendly railway museum with shop. The Museum of Railways in Catalonia is a museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú. The museum has a large collection of historic railway locomotives and other rolling stock in a former station and roundhouse. It is located close to the railway station in Vilanova i la Geltrú, 40 km south of Barcelona.[1]
Address: Plaça d'Eduard Maristany, s/n, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú
Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer
Also known as: Biblioteca Museo Víctor Balaguer
Historic art museum and library. The Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer is located in Vilanova i la Geltrú and was founded in 1884 by Víctor Balaguer so as to thank the city for its support during his politician career. Since 2000 the museum is part of the National Art Museum of Catalonia and the library is part of the National Library of Catalonia.[2]
Platja de Sant Gervasi
Beach
Address: Aiguadolç, s/n, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú
Can Papiol Romanticism Museum
Also known as: Museo Romántico Can Papiol
Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain. The Can Papiol Romanticism Museum is a museum located in the historic centre of Vilanova i la Geltrú in Catalonia, Spain. It is a manor house dating from the end of the 18th century and is characteristic both for the furniture and decorative elements preserved from the time. Its aim is to evoke 19th-century society by analysing the everyday life of a well-to-do family of the time.
The museum is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network.[3]
Address: Carrer Major, 32, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú
Espai Far
Museum, Natural history museum, Specialty museum, Children's museum
Address: Pujada Far de Sant Cristòfol, 2, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú
Masia d'en Cabanyes
Museum, Event space
Address: Camí Ral, s/n, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú
Castell de la Geltrú
The castle of La Geltrú is an ancient castle built in Gothic style between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries and restored in historicist style in the twentieth century. It is currently the headquarters of the Regional Archive of the Garraf region of Barcelona. It is located in the old town of La Geltrú, in the municipality of Villanueva y Geltrú, near the parish church of Santa Maria de la Geltrú.
Plaça de la Vila
Monuments and statues, Architecture, Historical place, Square
Address: Placa de la VIla, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru
Biblioteca-Museu Víctor Balaguer
Museum
Address: Av. Víctor Balguer,sn, Vilanova i la Geltrú